Scientific Names

• Dianthus is known as the flower of the greek god Zeus.dianthus flower image by Jim Mills from Fotolia.com
  
  The scientific names of flowers are Latin and describe color, plant or bloom structure, plant shape or properties. Lythrum, for example, refers to blood or the red flower color, and dianthus is derived from the Greek word meaning flower of the god Zeus.
  
  

Scientific Uses

• Many medicines contain derivatives of flowers.pharmacie image by muro from Fotolia.com
  
  Flowers have been frequently used to create medicines, and research is still being done on the properties of many rain forest plants for new pharmaceutical purposes.
  
  

Scientific Needs

• Dry soils cannot support plant life.Dry soil - ecology problem image by Pavel Bernshtam from Fotolia.com
  
  Flowers cannot survive without sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. Hide a plant in a dark closet for a few weeks and it will die. Withholding water or sealing the plant in a plastic bag will also kill the plant.
  
  

Scientific Abnormalties

• The bloom of the rafflesia plant is 3 feet wide and weighs up to 15 pounds, according to the website ScienceNews for Kids. This plant has a smell similar to that of rotting meat and is distantly related to the poinsettia. Having no roots of its own, the rafflesia is considered a parasitic plant.